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Goosey draws heavily from the Ibiza institution that is DC10. His unique take on underground house has quickly found favour, with high-profile artists such as Marco Carola, Michael Bibi and Joseph Capriati supporting his work. He is one of the breakout names of 2023, taking his forward-thinking sounds to labels like CUFF and BINARY, with this new release another big step in his career.

For the a-side 'Restless', Goosey looks to the deep house sound of 2012 - big bouncy basslines, repetitive hypnotic vocals and lots of tension on the breaks. He adds extra club focus with his take on the style so the drums hit hard and the warped bass never lets up. Adding in an alluring female vocal with plenty of attitude, you have a surefire winner.

The superb b-side tune 'Time' all started with the vocal line and has already been played by Jamie Jones in Ibiza to a great reception. "I heard the vocal and immediately knew there was something special about it," Goosey says of the writing process, adding it is a tune very much made with Jones's Paradise parties in mind. "He often plays some quite deep stuff towards the end of the night, and for me personally, it's always those tracks that I really come away remembering." 'Time' is a dark and sensual cut with melancholic chords and vast bass enveloping the crisp tech drums. The vocal is erotic and brings sensuality to the physical drums in a way that is sure to blow up the club.

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Restless

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Premiere: Goosey - Restless [Hottrax]

Samuele Scelfo, Davide T & Side B link up across two red-hot new tracks on Hottrax.
Florence talent Samuele Scelfo returns for his third outing on Jamie Jones’ lauded Hottrax imprint, following a huge 2023 that saw him land on labels from Sola to Repopulate Mars, with his standout track ‘Playin Around’ on the latter picking up over 500,000 streams on Spotify.
Scelfo joins forces with Side B, who is known for his edgy cuts on the likes of Mood Child and Of Unsound Mind, for the speaker-rattling 'Vibrate' - a ravey cut with a filthy bassline that drills down below crisp tech drums and Detroit-style synth stabs that will get hands in the air.
On the digital flip, Scelfo links with Davide T, a budding producer from Milan with credits on Moxy Muzik, Snatch! and CUFF. Together they impress with 'Lollipop Kiss', a wonky club track with woodpecker-style synth loops that are heavily filtered next to wobbly low-end and low-slung drums.

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Vibrate Kiss

Premiere: Samuele Scelfo & Side B - Vibrate [Hottrax]

Ashen - Did I?

The von dutch remix with addison rae and a.g. cook

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Hailing from the province of Venice in Italy, Marco Rubin has been making music since his mid-teens, channelling inspiration from tastemakers such as Jamie Jones; it’s fitting that Rubin brings his three-track ‘Modular Dance’ EP to Jones’ Hottrax label this March.

First up is 'Modular Dance', a gritty and lo-fi sound with a paranoid lead synth snaking through an urban landscape, before 'Follow The Time' heads for more stripped-back territories that pack a punch with its kinetic kicks and dry basslines. A chopped-up vocal reverberates about the mix next to freaky sound designs that really make this one pop. Lastly, 'Jump On The Floor' rounds out a stellar debut with an irresistible hint of garage shuffle in the drums, while futuristic melodic phrases rain down to bring some cosmic colour.

Marco Rubin ‘Modular Dance’ EP drops via Hottrax on 29th March 2024.

Tracklist:
1. Modular Dance 2. Follow The Time 3. Jump On The Floor

Modular Dance - Marco Rubin

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British-Chinese twins Rhett and Conran Lee are the powerhouses behind IDEMI, an all-new underground house project. The duo have spent years writing and crafting tracks under their production guise ‘Twin Lee’ for the likes of John Summit, Solardo, and Schak, to name a few, but now go it alone with their club-ready and high-impact sonics, the latest of which are distilled into this label debut on Jamie Jones’ Hottrax.

"Outta The Box EP is the beginning of us showcasing our sound - club records inspired by the underground house music that defined the 90s. It’s an amazing feeling to release our debut EP on Hottrax with the support of Jamie Jones, and we're pumped for these to be out just in time for summer." - IDEMI

Up first is 'Outta The Box', a brilliantly stylish and catchy house cut that exudes feel-good summer vibes. The busy melodies are bright and playful as they dart about the mix before belting vocals ring out and future-facing beats keep you moving. Then comes 'Dum Dum', a more sweat-inducing tech house sound with raw drums and sharp percussion underpinned by a pulsing bassline and topped with deft pads and vocal stabs. More majestic synths arrive later on to amp things up even further.

IDEMI ‘Outta The Box’ EP drops via Hottrax on 24th May 2024.

Tracklist:
1. Outta The Box
2. Dum Dum

IDEMI  - Outta The Box

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